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RE: On Age - Faye - 03-06-2015
(03-06-2015, 03:55 AM)Imo Wrote: I think people who look for ERP with their underage characters have a higher chance to be creepy neckbeards rather than teenagers in real life. A teenager looking for ERP will be more likely to play an adult character.
I think it's 50/50. A lot of teenagers I know play characters the same age as themselves, while many others opt for adult characters (usually "adult" them to is like 19, though--which as 22-year-old who feels nothing like an adult is precious). I know that as a teen, I did both.
RE: On Age - Gabineaux - 03-06-2015
(03-06-2015, 03:40 AM)Imo Wrote: Let's not act like teens are chaste angels. Teenagers have sex, they smoke, they drink alcohol. Some of them even say bad words! Not all of them, obviously, but many. And it's not gross, it's normal. If people want to roleplay sexual situations with their teenage characters, then as long as both players are 18 or older, they're fine to do so.
Of course they're not. But do you want to go to prison in real life? Are you sure that it is legal in your state, where you live, even if both parties are 18 ooc? In the province I live in, in the country I live in, even if you are over 18 and writing things like that you can face charges.
RE: On Age - Imo - 03-06-2015
Actually, I live in a place where the age of consent is 15, so I'm good. Not that I ERP. A few of my characters had sexual relations, but it always faded to black.
It's less about doing that myself and more about thinking if other people doing it are wrong. And I don't think they are. It's their choice.
(03-06-2015, 03:58 AM)Faye Wrote: I think it's 50/50. A lot of teenagers I know play characters the same age as themselves, while many others opt for adult characters (usually "adult" them to is like 19, though--which as 22-year-old who feels nothing like an adult is precious). I know that as a teen, I did both.
What's even more precious is when teens think that being in your late twenties means you're old.
RE: On Age - Vysce the Lad - 03-06-2015
Freelance-sama! Quick! Shut it down >.<
RE: On Age - sforze - 03-06-2015
In the same vein as what Clement is saying, this Wikipedia article (linked to the particularly relevant section on Second Life/WoW) strikes especially relevant in the last paragraph --
Quote: In 2007, World of Warcraft banned the player organization “Abhorrent Tabooâ€, because the organization allowed players/characters to engage sexually with role-playing children and real children. (Duranske 2007).
You can make your case however you like for adults (or people you think might be an adult) mashing simulated teen genitals together, but ultimately I have a feeling that if this were brought to Square's attention in any major capacity, they wouldn't want much to do with it, either.
Yes, teenagers lie -- I lied online when I was younger and I'm sure most others here did, too. However, as adults in the situation, it's our responsibility to assess our actions as adults, which also means we assume 100% of the risk in the matter, even if the risk seems very small. It's up to each player to decide what that means for them.
RE: On Age - Faye - 03-06-2015
(03-06-2015, 04:08 AM)Imo Wrote: What's even more precious is when teens think that being in your late twenties means you're old.
I used to think that.
...I still think that.
I'msooldomg.
RE: On Age - Val - 03-06-2015
(03-06-2015, 04:08 AM)Imo Wrote: What's even more precious is when teens think that being in your late twenties means you're old.
Wait, you mean we're not?
Wheeeee~
RE: On Age - Jana - 03-06-2015
(03-06-2015, 04:08 AM)Imo Wrote: Actually, I live in a place where the age of consent is 15, so I'm good.
Generally speaking, you both have to be over the legal age of where both parties live to be okay. If you ERPed with a 16 year old but they lived in a state where the legal age is 17, you're still breaking the law. This is why we usually go with 18, since there really aren't places where the legal age will be higher than that.
RE: On Age - myahele - 03-06-2015
I think some one and their FC in Gilgamesh got into big trouble due to erping with a minor
RE: On Age - Imo - 03-06-2015
(03-06-2015, 04:16 AM)Jana Wrote:(03-06-2015, 04:08 AM)Imo Wrote: Actually, I live in a place where the age of consent is 15, so I'm good.
Generally speaking, you both have to be over the legal age of where both parties live to be okay. If you ERPed with a 16 year old but they lived in a state where the legal age is 17, you're still breaking the law. This is why we usually go with 18, since there really aren't places where the legal age will be higher than that.
I'm not talking about ERP with a 16-year old player, but with a 16-year old character played by an adult player. The laws get muddier on this one. But it's a moot point anyway, because, like I said:
1. I don't ERP.
2. I'm not talking whether it's legal. I'm talking whether I find it morally wrong. Which I don't. Is it creepy? Sometimes. But a lot of stuff people do is creepy.
RE: On Age - V'aleera - 03-06-2015
(03-06-2015, 12:34 AM)Sylas Wrote: Secondly, fuck you. The law is not overly harsh in regards to dealing with people that willfully and knowingly take advantage of a minor.Speaking from an experience that occurred within my community growing up, I'd say a law that punishes an 18 year old for doing the naughty with a 17 year old is fairly harsh. Especially when the two were in a relationship for years before that point.
That's not even addressing the fact that what constitutes a "minor" is almost wholly arbitrary and can change the moment you cross state lines.
RE: On Age - Cato - 03-06-2015
The law is the law.
At the end of the day it's better to be safe than sorry. A lot of people think and act like they have free reign to do whatever they like but that couldn't be further from the truth. The law isn't going to cease to exist if you're caught out and a minor's parents decide they want to seek legal action.
Is it rare for that to happen? Sure, but you can take steps to avoid such a thing by ensuring that your partners for ERP are most definitely legal adults. Not just in your country but their country as well.
RE: On Age - Edvyn - 03-06-2015
(03-06-2015, 04:48 AM)Graeham Ridgefield Wrote: The law is the law.but its the internet! i can do what i like! internet is not a country and THEREFORE is not governed by any country's laws!
At the end of the day it's better to be safe than sorry. A lot of people think and act like they have free reign to do whatever they like but that couldn't be further from the truth. The law isn't going to cease to exist if you're caught out and a minor's parents decide they want to seek legal action.
Is it rare for that to happen? Sure, but you can take steps to avoid such a thing by ensuring that your partners for ERP are most definitely legal adults. Not just in your country but their country as well.
can YOU point to internet on a map?
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RE: On Age - Cato - 03-06-2015
(03-06-2015, 04:51 AM)Edvyn Wrote:(03-06-2015, 04:48 AM)Graeham Ridgefield Wrote: The law is the law.but its the internet! i can do what i like! internet is not a country and THEREFORE is not governed by any country's laws!
At the end of the day it's better to be safe than sorry. A lot of people think and act like they have free reign to do whatever they like but that couldn't be further from the truth. The law isn't going to cease to exist if you're caught out and a minor's parents decide they want to seek legal action.
Is it rare for that to happen? Sure, but you can take steps to avoid such a thing by ensuring that your partners for ERP are most definitely legal adults. Not just in your country but their country as well.
can YOU point to internet on a map?
I
DIDN'T
FUCKING
THINK
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RE: On Age - Edvyn - 03-06-2015
OH GOD DAMN IT